PARIS. Paris Saint Germain had a surprising win over Brest with a 2-0 win with a goal from K. Mbappe (32′) and a goal from T. Kehrer (53′). Paris Saint Germain was decisively superior in terms of ball possession (69%) and that was among the factors of its victory.
The match was played at the Parc des Princes stadium in Paris on Saturday and it started at 9:00 pm local time. The referee was Mikael Lesage with the collaboration of Huseyin Ocak and Philippe Jeanne. The 4th official was Marc Bollengier. The weather was foggy. The temperature was freezing at -0.5 degrees Celsius or 31.08 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 100%.
Match Statistics
- ! 69 Ball Possession 31
Shots
- 22 Total 6
- 10 On Target 3
- 12 Off Target 3
- 3 Shots blocked 1
- 169 Attack 64
- 66 Dangerous attack 30
- 92 Ball safe 82
- 0 Penalties 0
- 9 Corners 6
Fouls
- 10 Total 8
- 5 Yellow Cards 3
- 0 Double Yellow 0
- 0 Red Card 0
Other
- 5 Substitutions 5
Ball possession
Paris Saint Germain had a superior ball possession 69% while Brest was struggling with a 31% ball possession.
Attitude and shots
Paris Saint Germain had a more offensive attitude with 66 dangerous attacks and 22 shots of which 10 were on target. This is one of the reasons why Paris Saint Germain won the match.
Paris Saint Germain shot 22 times, 10 on target, 12 off target. On the other side, Brest shot 6 times, 3 on target, 3 off target.
Cards
Paris Saint Germain received 5 yellow cards (A. Herrera, K. Mbappe, P. Kimpembe, M. Verratti and Danilo). On the other side, Brest received 3 yellow cards (H. Magnetti, L. Agoume and B. Chardonnet).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Paris Saint Germain will have 50 points to sit in the 1st place. On the other side, Brest will stay with 25 points like Olympique Lyonnais and Angers SCO to hold in the 13th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Ligue 1, Paris Saint Germain will host Reims on the 23rd of January with a 10-3 head to head in favor of Paris Saint Germain (2 draws).
Brest will host Lille on the 22nd of January with a 6-2 head to head statistic in favor of Lille (2 draws).
Paris Saint Germain – Formation
Paris Saint Germain
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53'
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Paris Saint Germain started with a aggressive line-up (4-3-3).
The manager Mauricio Roberto Pochettino Trossero decided to play with the following team: Gianluigi Donnarumma , Thilo Kehrer , Marquinhos , Presnel Kimpembe , Nuno Mendes , Ander Herrera , Marco Verratti , Georginio Wijnaldum , Ángel Di María , Mauro Icardi and Kylian Mbappé .
The home team had on the bench: Leandro Paredes , Julian Draxler, Xavi Simons , Danilo Pereira , Colin Dagba, Eric Junior Dina Ebimbe, Sergio Ramos , Édouard Michut and Sergio Rico.
Paris Saint Germain could not rely on the presence of Danilo (injured).
Substitutions
Paris Saint Germain made 5 changes: G. Wijnaldum for Danilo (46′), A. Di Maria for S. Ramos (72′), A. Herrera for L. Paredes (80′), M. Icardi for X. Simons (80′) and M. Verratti for E. Michut (90′).
Best player: Kylian Mbappé
The player that probably impressed the most for Paris Saint Germain was Kylian Mbappé.
His rating is with 1 goal, 41 passes (85% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 9 duels out of 16. He performed 3 crosses.
Brest – Formation
Brest
Brest started with a conservative line-up (4-4-2).
Michel Der Zakarian played with: Marco Bizot , Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel , Brendan Chardonnet , Christophe Herelle , Jean-Kevin Duverne , Romain Faivre , Hugo Magnetti , Lucien Agoumé , Franck Honorat , Jérémy Le Douaron and Irvin Cardona .
The following players were sitting on the bench: Jere Uronen, Lilian Brassier , Youssouph Badji, Paul Lasne , Gautier Larsonneur, Julien Faussurier, Steve Mounié and Hianga’a M’Bock .
Substitutions
Brest made 5 changes: I. Cardona for S. Mounie (59′), H. Magnetti for P. Lasne (59′), L. Agoume for H. Mbock (59′), C. Herelle for L. Brassier (80′) and R. Faivre for Y. Badji (90′).
Best player: Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel
The most impressive player for Brest was Ronaël Pierre-Gabriel.
His rating is with 38 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 16. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Ligue 1.
- Paris Saint Germain – Brest – 2-0
- Saint-Étienne – Lens – 1-2
